History Literature / AliensBugHunt

* {{Prequel}}: The story features Akoko "Snow Dog" Halley set before her role in ''Literature/TheRageWar'' trilogy.

''"So grab your pulse rifle, and let's go hunting."''
-->Introduction, Jonathan Maberry

* {{Crossover}}: Low-key example. Major Akoko "Snow Dog" Halley will reappear as a Captain in the ''[[Literature/PredatorIfItBleeds If It Bleeds]]'' story "Devil Dogs."

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* SciFiWritersHaveNoSenseOfScale: The story takes place on a colony planet in the Andromeda galaxy. Supplementary material for the Alien 'Verse shows the human sphere of influence in the films is very small in galactic terms (about twenty parsecs), and no hint of FTL capability getting fast enough any time soon to nake reaching other galaxies feasible.

* {{Greed}} London's fatal flaw, always trying to wrangle a little extra cash out of whoever he can with assorted side bets and gambling games. He's the most gung-ho about getting the samples needed, and makes it out with an immature Xenomorph egg by the end, ready to return it for vast profits. [[FaceFullOfAlienWingWong He quickly lives to regret it.]]

* ArtisticLicenceBiology: Because they hatched from alien centipedes, rock salt from a nearby minecis key to killing the Xenomorphs quickly and efficiently. The idea that salt kills and repels centipedes is a myth, salt doesn't really bother them.

''Aliens: Bug Hunt'' is an {{Anthology}} of 18 short stories set in the ''Franchise/{{Alien}}'' universe and (mostly) focusing on the [[SpaceMarine Colonial Marines]], typically on "Bug Hunts" against an assortment of alien lifeforms. The actual Xenomorphs that form the foundation of the franchise don't appear in every story; rather, the common thread is heavily-armed humans facing down whatever indescribable alien horror the galaxy decides to spit out this week. The stories are:

* ''Deep Background'' by Keith R. A. DeCandido: A reporter is embedded with a platoon of Colonial Marines, hoping to deliver a solid profile on the Corps. in general and these Marines in particular, maybe see some action, and, just possibly, dig up a little dirt on the Weyland-Yutani Corporation.

* ''Chance Encounter'': The USCSS ''Typhoon'' is forced down on an uncharted planet, and take the opportunity to survey its unique wildlife to obtain Corporate incentive bonuses. One particularly unique specimen catches their eye, the Company wants them to investigate it in particular, but warns them not to take any unnecessary risks. . .
* ''Reaper'': A Company harvester on an AgriWorld has gone off course, and then gone dark. The Marines are sent in to investigate the problem, only discover it's far larger than anyone could have imagined.
* ''Broken'': The android Bishop isn't ''defective''. He's ''different''.
* ''Reclamation'': After five years, Corporal Dwayne Hicks finally gets to go out and investigate what happened when his wife went missing.
* ''Blowback'': The Company has spied a potentially revolutionary natural resource, but both of their research teams have been killed trying to study and exploit it. What do you do when Bugs are threatening your profits? Call the Marines.
* ''Exterminators'': Frost and Dietrich walk into a bar to blow off some steam. Walking back out again without dying horribly is going to be a lot harder.
* ''No Good Deed'': Two extremely violent convicts escape from a prison ship, so two bounty hunters go after them, tracking them to the Hadley's Hope colony on LV-426.
* ''Zero to Hero'': Cowardly Colonial Marine Corporal Sykes learns an age-old lesson: you never really know what you're made of until you're put to the test.
* ''Dark Mother'': They say when you're dying, your life flashes before your eyes. But maybe, sometimes, you don't just see your past. . .
* ''Episode 22'': Tune in to ''Saga of the Weapon'' as they discuss one of the finest infantry combat rifles ever developed, the [=M41=] Pulse Rifle.
* ''Deep Background'': A reporter is embedded with a platoon of Colonial Marines, hoping to deliver a solid profile on the Corps. in general and these Marines in particular, maybe see some action, and, just possibly, dig up a little dirt on the Weyland-Yutani Corporation.
* ''Empty Nest'': Marines, a human colony, a Xenomorph hive, a lone female human survivor. Think you know how this plays out? Think again.
* ''Darkness Falls'': Colonial Marine Captain Angela Hall (retired) just wanted a quiet place to put her agricultural degrees to use. The universe, as it so often does, decides it's not done screwing with her quite yet.
* ''Hugs To Die For'': Weyland-Yutani has some innovative new construction techniques, but there's some concerns over the safety of their operations. Colonial Marine General Amotz and her security detail are asked to inspect the facility to ensure it's safe.
* ''Deep Black'': An elite three-man team is tasked to investigate the long-abandoned mining[=/=]penal colony on Fiorina "Fury" 161.
* ''Distressed'': The Marines respond to a distress call from a Company freighter, which has been struck by an alien object. A ''very'' alien object.
* ''Dangerous Prey'': Prepare to go where no one has gone before. . . into the point-of-view of an Alien Hive.
* ''Spite'': A colony has gone dark, and the Marines go to investigate. It's not what you think. It's worse.